Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 7)

Cygnet Health Care

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Job summary

Base: Cygnet Hospital Bury - Buller Street, off Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2BS Cygnet Hospital Bury provides a wide range of inpatient mental health services for men and women including specialist deaf services and CAMHS provision for adolescents. We want to recruit an exceptional OT to this post. If you have a history of demonstrating clinical expertise & a passion for developing others this could be an opportunity for your next challenge.

Main duties of the job

At Cygnet Healthcare, we have a strong occupational focus through support and direction from Clinical Leads and our Occupational Therapy Directors. We use evidence-based practice within each of our service lines, as defined by our clinical steering groups, of which Occupational Therapists play a key role. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will work as an autonomous clinician, providing specialist assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction. You will lead the occupational therapy department, and be part of the senior management team. An integral part of this role will be supporting student education within the team. This role includes opportunities for learning, development and research, supported by a robust appraisal and supervision structure based on RCOTs Career Development Framework.

About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Across our 11 different service lines, we have evidence-based established models of care to ensure we provide the highest quality care and support. Our dedicated and expert teams of over 10 000 employees, support over 2800 individuals in a range of services across England, Scotland and Wales. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care, through co-production, recovery and rehabilitation. With over 150 Occupational Therapists, we work together as a large team providing support to each other across the group, with the opportunity to be part of specialist interest groups & become involved in service development.

Date posted

03 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£45,492 a year + £3000 relocation package!

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

VP67DCA6AD

Job locations

Bury

BL8 2BS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you an Occupational Therapist who would like to explore a rewarding career experience?

About Us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales.

Your Role

Post: Highly Specialist (Band 7) Occupational Therapist

Service Line: Mental Health Forensic (Low and Medium Secure Services)

Base: Hudson Hospital Cygnet Bury, Grtr Manchester,

Salary:Starting from £45,492 p/a (DOE) + £3000 relocation package!

Clinical: You would be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for 13 service users on a medium secure forensic ward, specialising in the care and treatment of people with personality disorder and mental illness diagnoses. You will work with a full multidisciplinary team in a coordinated way to support each service user develop their skills, and move through our clinical model of care from admission to discharge.

Leadership: You would report directly to the Head Occupational Therapist for the Hudson Hospital, Cygnet Bury, within the Secure Service line. You would hold delegated leadership and management responsibilities for the Occupational Therapy service, providing clinical supervision for junior qualified occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. You will be required to share leadership responsibility and consistently contribute to the Hospital wide Occupational Therapy provision across the 6 wards within the Hudson Hospital. You may also be required at times to deputise for the Head Occupational Therapist.

Our secure services at Hudson Hospital, Cygnet Bury, are therapy and recovery focused, providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for men. The aim is to effectively progress service users though the secure care pathway, into the least restrictive environment possible while working to reduce the possibility of readmission back into secure care.

Occupational Therapy Directorate

Under the leadership of our Occupational Therapy Directors we support over 160 Occupational Therapists. Working together as a large team we provide support to each other across the group, with the opportunity to be part of specialist interest groups & become involved in service development.

The Occupational Therapy service offers career development for staff through a comprehensive package of available in house training. This includes: Sensory Integration Preceptorship, VdT Model of Creative Ability Preceptorship, Packages of Training to learn and apply tools within the Model of Human Occupation and Group Therapy Practice Training.

Every service line has a clinical lead occupational therapist to lead and develop evidence based practice and an agreed occupational therapy pathway.

We ensure our occupational therapists have a voice through participating in service model development, utilising the expertise and support of our clinical lead occupational therapists.

5 reasons why you should make an application today

  1. We care about people in our services
  2. Expert clinical supervision and protected time for a weekly 1:1 with your clinical supervisor
  3. Induction & service line training in area of specialism
  4. Dedicated CPD time for peer support, skill development and highly specialist training opportunities
  5. We support and develop you to build skills and confidence for the next level in your career.

Cygnet Health Care Benefits

  • Free parking
  • Free meals for staff on duty
  • Relocation package available
  • Group pension plan helping you save for your future
  • NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card (includes big brand discounts)
  • Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice.
  • Plus much more

A career at Cygnet comes with excellent benefits. Whether its saving you money on the high street, with healthcare, holidays & leisure or securing your future with professional development and a pension we support you to be happy both in & out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

If you would like to discuss this role with the recruiting occupational therapist or arrange an informal visit, wed be more than happy to facilitate this.

Please contact: Sheanagh Pearson McAuliffe (Head Occupational Therapist) SheanaghPearsonMcauliffe@cygnethealth.co.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you an Occupational Therapist who would like to explore a rewarding career experience?

About Us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales.

Your Role

Post: Highly Specialist (Band 7) Occupational Therapist

Service Line: Mental Health Forensic (Low and Medium Secure Services)

Base: Hudson Hospital Cygnet Bury, Grtr Manchester,

Salary:Starting from £45,492 p/a (DOE) + £3000 relocation package!

Clinical: You would be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for 13 service users on a medium secure forensic ward, specialising in the care and treatment of people with personality disorder and mental illness diagnoses. You will work with a full multidisciplinary team in a coordinated way to support each service user develop their skills, and move through our clinical model of care from admission to discharge.

Leadership: You would report directly to the Head Occupational Therapist for the Hudson Hospital, Cygnet Bury, within the Secure Service line. You would hold delegated leadership and management responsibilities for the Occupational Therapy service, providing clinical supervision for junior qualified occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. You will be required to share leadership responsibility and consistently contribute to the Hospital wide Occupational Therapy provision across the 6 wards within the Hudson Hospital. You may also be required at times to deputise for the Head Occupational Therapist.

Our secure services at Hudson Hospital, Cygnet Bury, are therapy and recovery focused, providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for men. The aim is to effectively progress service users though the secure care pathway, into the least restrictive environment possible while working to reduce the possibility of readmission back into secure care.

Occupational Therapy Directorate

Under the leadership of our Occupational Therapy Directors we support over 160 Occupational Therapists. Working together as a large team we provide support to each other across the group, with the opportunity to be part of specialist interest groups & become involved in service development.

The Occupational Therapy service offers career development for staff through a comprehensive package of available in house training. This includes: Sensory Integration Preceptorship, VdT Model of Creative Ability Preceptorship, Packages of Training to learn and apply tools within the Model of Human Occupation and Group Therapy Practice Training.

Every service line has a clinical lead occupational therapist to lead and develop evidence based practice and an agreed occupational therapy pathway.

We ensure our occupational therapists have a voice through participating in service model development, utilising the expertise and support of our clinical lead occupational therapists.

5 reasons why you should make an application today

  1. We care about people in our services
  2. Expert clinical supervision and protected time for a weekly 1:1 with your clinical supervisor
  3. Induction & service line training in area of specialism
  4. Dedicated CPD time for peer support, skill development and highly specialist training opportunities
  5. We support and develop you to build skills and confidence for the next level in your career.

Cygnet Health Care Benefits

  • Free parking
  • Free meals for staff on duty
  • Relocation package available
  • Group pension plan helping you save for your future
  • NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card (includes big brand discounts)
  • Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice.
  • Plus much more

A career at Cygnet comes with excellent benefits. Whether its saving you money on the high street, with healthcare, holidays & leisure or securing your future with professional development and a pension we support you to be happy both in & out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

If you would like to discuss this role with the recruiting occupational therapist or arrange an informal visit, wed be more than happy to facilitate this.

Please contact: Sheanagh Pearson McAuliffe (Head Occupational Therapist) SheanaghPearsonMcauliffe@cygnethealth.co.

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cygnet Health Care

Address

Bury

BL8 2BS


Employer's website

https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cygnet Health Care

Address

Bury

BL8 2BS


Employer's website

https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiter

Katie Dixon

VP67DCA6AD.1286@vacancyposter.com

01217288111

Date posted

03 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£45,492 a year + £3000 relocation package!

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

VP67DCA6AD

Job locations

Bury

BL8 2BS


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